Annual Statistical Supplement, 2008

The original print and web versions of this report contained an error in Table 6.B1. Data shown for columns "One-half or more of entitlement months" and "Less than one-half of entitlement months" were incorrectly transposed. Corrected data now appear in the web versions of this report.

[Posted: July 13, 2012.]

The original print and web versions of this report contained an error in Table 3.E3. Footnote e, reading "Less than 0.05 percent," was incorrect. The corrected footnote, "Less than 0.5 percent," now appears in the web versions of this report.

[Posted: July 22, 2011.]

The original print and web versions of this report contained errors in the Health Care—Medicare section of Highlights and Trends. For "Number of enrollees in July 2007 (one or both of Parts A and B)," the values given for all, aged, and disabled enrollees were incorrect. The correct values of 44.3 million, 37.0 million, and 7.3 million, respectively, now appear in the web versions of this report.

[Posted: January 26, 2011.]

The original print and web versions of this report contained errors in Table 5.F9. The number, cumulative percentage, and average monthly benefit values in the 1969 row were incorrect. The correct values are 2,190, 99.9, and 742.60, respectively. These errors have been corrected in the Web versions of this report.

[Posted: April 21, 2010.]

The original print and web versions of this report contained errors in Table 2.A16. For December 1994, the values given for the three highest AMW brackets ("next 175," "next 250," and "next 50," the three rows shown at the bottom of the column) were incorrect. The correct values are 21.09, 20.56, and 20.00, respectively. These errors have been corrected in the Web versions of this report.

[Posted: February 4, 2010.]

The original print and web versions of this report contained the following errors:

In Table 2.A12, the "amount (dollars)" for the special minimum primary insurance amount (PIA) for 1981 was incorrect. The correct value is 5,550.

In Table 8.B1, the number of "persons served per 1000 enrollees, Hospital Insurance, Inpatient hospital" for 1990 was incorrect. The correct value is 194.

In Table 8.B2, the number of "persons served (thousands), Hospital Insurance" for 2006 was incorrect. The correct value is 1,277.

These errors have been corrected in the web version of this report. [Posted: October 28, 2009.]

The original web version of this report contained errors in Table 6.D7. The numbers of nondisabled widows and widowers aged 60, disabled widow(er)s aged 50–54, and widowed mothers and fathers aged 65 were incorrect; these errors were detected prior to print publication and have been corrected in the web version of this report.

[Posted: March 12, 2009.]

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The Supplement is a major resource for data on our nation's social insurance and welfare programs. The majority of the statistical tables present information about programs administered by the Social Security Administration—the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program, known collectively as Social Security, and the Supplemental Security Income program. In addition, data are presented on the major health care programs—Medicare and Medicaid—and social insurance programs, including workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, Black Lung benefits, and veterans' benefits. The Supplement also includes program summaries and legislative histories that help users of the data understand these programs. Please note that additional disability tables and statistics can be found in the SSI Annual Statistical Report and the Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program.

The Supplement has been published annually since 1940. Decisions affecting the future of Social Security are facilitated by the availability of relevant data over a long period. The data provide a base for research, policy analysis, and proposals for changing the programs. In addition to meeting the Social Security Administration's information needs, the Supplement strengthens the agency's ability to respond to requests for program data from congressional committees, government agencies at all levels, and the research community.

The Supplement is prepared by Social Security Administration staff from various components throughout the agency and by many individuals from other federal agencies. I would like to express my thanks to them for their contributions.

Manuel de la Puente Associate Commissioner for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics March 2009

Highlights and Trends

Program Descriptions and Legislative History

Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance)

Supplemental Security Income

Medicare

Medicaid

Unemployment Insurance

Workers' Compensation

Temporary Disability Insurance

Black Lung Benefits

Veterans' Benefits

Tables

History of OASDI Provisions

Coverage, Financing, and Insured Status (2.A1–2.A7)

Benefit Computation and Automatic Adjustments (2.A8–2.A19)

Benefit Types and Levels (2.A20–2.A28)

Effect of Current Earnings and Taxation of Benefits (2.A29–2.A32)

History of SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Provisions (2.B–2.C)

SSA Administrative Data

Offices and Staff (2.F1–2.F3)

Claims Workloads (2.F4–2.F6)

Service Delivery (2.F7)

Hearings and Appeals (2.F8–2.F11)

Social Welfare and the Economy

Employment and Earnings (3.B)

Interprogram Data (3.C)

Poverty (3.E)

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Trust Funds (4.A)

Covered Workers (4.B)

Insured Workers (4.C)

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Summary (5.A)

Retired Workers (5.B)

Retired Workers and Dependents (5.C)

Disabled Workers (5.D)

Disabled Workers and Dependents (5.E)

Dependents and Survivors (5.F)

Retired Workers with Dual Entitlement (5.G)

Beneficiary Families (5.H)

Geographic Data (5.J)

Direct Deposit (5.K)

Representative Payee (5.L)

International Agreements (5.M)

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Awarded

Summary (6.A)

Retired Workers (6.B)

Disabled Workers (6.C)

Dependents and Survivors (6.D)

Benefits Withheld (6.E)

Benefits Terminated (6.F)

Supplemental Security Income

Summary (7.A)

State Data (7.B)

Benefit Distributions (7.C)

Other Income Sources (7.D)

Recipient Characteristics (7.E)

Health Care Programs

Medicare

Trust Funds (8.A)

Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement (8.B)

Participating Facilities (8.C)

Medicaid

Recipients (8.E)

State Data (8.H)

Other Social Insurance and Veterans' Benefits

Unemployment Insurance (9.A)

Workers' Compensation (9.B)

Temporary Disability Insurance (9.C)

Black Lung Benefits (9.D)

Veterans' Benefits (9.F)

Appendix A: Sampling Variability

Appendix B: OASDI Benefit Award Data

Appendix C: Poverty Data

Appendix D: Computing a Retired-Worker Benefit (the PDF file includes tables from other parts of the Supplement that are necessary to complete the worksheet)